Playing Fields

Analysis

Playing Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sherburn. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Playing Fields reported income of £83k and spending of £41k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £67k to £83k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Playing Fields sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Don District Scouts (£83k), Dartford Cambria Sea Scout Group (£83k) and Navenby Playing Field Association (£83k).